Building websites used to be a solid business. Now with AI, vibe coding, Codex, Lovable etc. anyone can spin up a site for a client in a weekend. The market is completely saturated and competing on that alone is a race to the bottom.
So what actually sets you apart?
If you already have clients, offer to set up an AI assistant on their website. Not a basic chatbot something like Chirps AI, which handles voice and text, captures leads and books meetings. You configure it for their business, hand it over, charge $100/month per assistant. Recurring revenue, minimal maintenance.
No clients? No problem. If they have a website, they're a potential client. Just cold contact local businesses everyone is hyped up about AI nowadays, offer to set it up for free, then lock in the monthly retainer once they see it working. Free install is your foot in the door.
Build takes a few hours. Revenue is monthly. Do the math.
You're leaving $100/month on the table with every web client you have
So what actually sets you apart?
If you already have clients, offer to set up an AI assistant on their website. Not a basic chatbot something like Chirps AI, which handles voice and text, captures leads and books meetings. You configure it for their business, hand it over, charge $100/month per assistant. Recurring revenue, minimal maintenance.
No clients? No problem. If they have a website, they're a potential client. Just cold contact local businesses everyone is hyped up about AI nowadays, offer to set it up for free, then lock in the monthly retainer once they see it working. Free install is your foot in the door.
Build takes a few hours. Revenue is monthly. Do the math.
You're leaving $100/month on the table with every web client you have